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NY A01259
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jennifer Lunsford
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AI Summary
- Lowers mandatory full manual recount threshold from 20 votes to 10 votes or less for a particular contest
- Lowers mandatory full manual recount threshold from 0.5% to 0.25% margin of victory or less
- Adds new requirement for full recount (manual or automated) when margin of victory is between 0.25% and 0.5%, using tools independent from the voting system
- Permits candidates deemed to be losing by the specified margins to reject a recount and concede victory before any recount is conducted
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Provides that recounts of ballots conducted by the board of elections or a bipartisan committee appointed by the board can be either done manually or via the use of any automated tool authorized for such use by the board of elections, which is independent from the voting system it is being used to recount, of all ballots for a particular contest where the margin of victory is less than or equal to 0.5% but greater than 0.25%; allows for losing candidates to deny a recount before any recount is conducted.
Last Action
referred to ways and means
1/3/2024
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means5/24/2023
Election Law1/13/2023
Full Bill Text
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